Bob Hope In Japan (1950)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. American newsreel titles read: ’BOB HOPE VISITS GI’s [sic] IN FAR EAST’. Yokosuka, Japan. M/S of American film star / comedian Bob Hope coming out of plane and standing at the top of the steps as crowds of people cheer their welcome. He pretends to go back inside, chewing gum all the while. Film star actress and glamour puss is seen behind him. C/U of banners with caricatures of Bob and the words ’Welcome Bob Hope’. High angle shot of Bob making his way through crowds, carrying a bouquet of flowers. Several shots of Bob and Marilyn Maxwell visiting GIs / US soldiers in hospital and chatting to patients in beds. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical col